ACT government
Bimberi youth detention centre 'grandma' Narelle Hargreaves retires
After 11 years in the role of Official Visitor, providing independent oversight for vulnerable children and young people, Ms Hargreaves is stepping down.
- by Kimberley Le Lievre
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ACT government
If cannabis is legal, should drug driving laws change?
Canberrans who smoke a joint and drive the next day currently face the same penalties as the drunkest driver.
- by Katie Burgess
Canberra
CTP reforms 'worse for workers rights', unions say
Unions ACT also says it has been cut out of the Barr government's overhaul of compulsory third party insurance, despite the impact on injured workers.
- by Katie Burgess
ACT government
Planning authority facing backlog in DAs, despite working overtime
Staff in the ACT government's planning authority had to work overtime to cut a massive backlog of development applications last year.
- by Daniel Burdon
ACT government
Attorney-General blasts 'irresponsible' confessional stance
"I do not believe members of the ACT community will accept any attempt by any individual or any institution to not adhere to these laws," Gordon Ramsay said
- by Katie Burgess
Canberra
Transport, city services director-general Emma Thomas departs Canberra
The ACT Public Service executive has overseen Canberra's mammoth light rail project but will leave about a week after the service gets running.
- by Katie Burgess
Religion
'The confessional will not become the battleground for criminality'
Catholic Archbishop Christopher Prowse says new child abuse reporting laws that apply to adults mean priests don't need to break the seal of confession.
- by Katie Burgess
ACT government
Canberra population sprints past 420,000, new figures show
The ACT's population grew by 8,900 in 2017-18 on the back of the second fastest growth rate in the nation.
- by Dan Jervis-Bardy
ACT government
ACT lawyers call for inquiry into child protection FOI bill
A senior ACT barrister has blasted the territory government over its child protection system.
- by Daniel Burdon
ACT government
Direct flights between Canberra and China on the cards with Barr visit
ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr has flown to China with former opposition leader Brendan Smyth to convince a major Chinese airline to fly directly to Canberra.
- by Daniel Burdon
ACT government
Should Canberra allow dope-growing clubs to be set up?
'Cannabis social clubs' have been suggested as a way of solving the supply-side problem of the current bill to legalise cannabis before the ACT Assembly.
- by Katie Burgess